Astrosaber

Date: 10-17-12 Time: 1333 Location: 68 Crestwood Ave Frequency: 46.50 (484.7125 Repeater is down) Units Operating: Engine 313, Engine 312, Squad 11, Engine 307, Engine 310, Engine 304, Ladder 70, Ladder 72, Ladder 73, Ladder 75, Ladder 74, Rescue 1, Battalion 2, MSU, Yonkers PD, Empress EMS Supervisor 308, Medic 30, Tac 1 Weather Conditions: Sunny, clear Description Of Incident: Three story wood frame dwelling, heavy fire on the upper floors, fire spread to adjacent exposure (70 Crestwood Ave), also a three story wood frame dwelling Reporters: Astrosaber, x635, 27East,Larchmont Boy Writer: x635 14:05 Battalion 2 requesting a 3rd alarm, heavy fire on upper floors of 68 Crestwood, spreading to exposure at 70 Crestwood. 14:10 Eastchester L-16, Greenville Squad 15, relocate Yonkers FD Headquarters 14:52: Defensive attack continuing 1537: Under Control

Date:4/17/2012 Time:10:12 Location:FAIRMONT AVE Frequency: Units Operating:MULTIPLE Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: 4 ALARM FIRE Reporters:

It is part of a D.A.S. (Distributed Antenna System) for a 4g wirelss network and wifi. I beleive that Metro-PCS is behind most of these installs and is currently bulding out its own D.A.S system. Which is what you guys are seeing on the telephone poles and traffic light poles around the southern westchester area and outer 5 boros, like the BX and Queens. Don't be suprised if companies like Optimum and such start using this kind of system to enhance services like Optimum WIFI. For the time though, I think it's only cellular voice and data that it's being used on, to help with capacity issues on the local cell sites.

Date: 1/14/2012 Time: 13:56 Location: Box 8696 Queens 152-27 Rockaway Blvd Frequency: 154.400, 154.430 Units Operating: multiple Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in commercial building Reporters/Writer: Astrosaber

GFD538- I am able to hear the repeater as far north right now as about Millwood. I am unsure of the location of the repeater. It's probably the "K" building in New Ro, but some people have been telling me it's the Esplanade. If so that would effect the coverage area of the repeater.

Looks as though the NRFD has their UHF repeater up and operating, or at least on the air and cross-banding the 46.06 low band. The new frequency is 460.4625 the pl is 167.9. (same as the low band)

You guys are correct....476.725 is the new Yorktown VAC main frequency.The old freq (154.400) is used for operations now.

Yes, but since they have installed the MDT's, the radio stays pretty quiet

Your battery is beyond charging, it's not the radio. You will need to purchase a new battery to replace that one. Or if it's within a year of purchase,Motorola will replace it.